The fungus that causes the deadly White Nose Syndrome in bats has been discovered on the wings of four bats in caves in Minnesota, adding another state to the growing list of where the disease has spread.

Research from North Carolina State University shows that honey bees "self-medicate" when their colony is infected with a harmful fungus, bringing in increased amounts of antifungal plant resins to ward off the pathogen.

The U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center and its partners confirmed today that the fungus Geomyces destructans is the cause of White-nose Syndrome (WNS), the deadly disease that is devastating bat populations across North America.

In the 1980's, amphibian researchers conducting species inventories in Australia, began noticing dramatic (up to 50%) declines in the populations of certain frogs. Soon, other researchers on other continents were also noting declining species counts, and

A GLOBAL assessment of all 5743 known amphibian species has found a type of fungus is threatening to wipe out a third of them. The amphibian chytrid fungus has already caused at least six Queensland species to become extinct over the past 30 years.

Experts from Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust have flown out to join Montserrat's Forestry Department as there are fears a deadly fungal disease that is decimating amphibian populations globally has reached one of the only Caribbean islands to have

Dr Phil Bishop is happy. Some frogs have croaked, as in died. Why does that bring a smile to his face? Because he is confident he can isolate the cause of death, in this case a fungus he has been researching for the past five years.
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SYDNEY: A new study is providing vital clues to the origin of a deadly disease ripping through global frog populations - it also suggests the chytrid fungus is much hardier than thought.
The research helps to confirm that the disease is a newly spread